Oh Wii U; you haven't really caught a break during you're entire lifespan and the saga continues: rumours have been circulating the industry the last couple of days that Nintendo will be halting production on their much maligned first HD console as early as this Friday. Of course the Big N has come out denied said rumours.

thatgamecompany has a proven pedigree of delivering artful and soul searching gamer experiences that embrace minimalism, having developed classics such as Flow, Flower and of course Journey. The developer has now teased what their latest project may be.

A strange missive came from the good people at Bioware who are looking to recruit gamers to the Andromeda Initiative. The rewards? How about recruits being the first to receive "critical mission information, special training opportunities, and will also be eligible for reward upon program completion".

I must admit that in my younger days, when I should have been diligently attending toxicology or statistics class in University, you more often could have found me at the campus pub behind the virtual wheel, pint in hand, racing the other miscreants in Daytona USA. It is great to see that another generation will have a chance at those memories as the series is returning to its arcade roots after an 18 year hiatus.

Halloween looks to be the perfect time for Lunar Software to announce a release date for their first-person survival horror title Routine. The game features a 1970s-inspired take on the future and what a moon base would look like under that lens.

The sixth and final episode of Hitman has now released, this time seeing everyone's favorite bald headed assassin landing in Hokkaido Japan to settle scores and up the body count. The setting for the episode is GAMA hospital, an institution that marries traditional Japanese aesthetics with state-of-the-art technology.

The Long Dark is known for its dynamic day and night cycles that mark the passing of each day in the first person survival title. In celebration of Halloween, Hinterland Games has announced an event titled 4 Days of Night running between October 28 and November 1. Anyone playing the sandbox or challenge modes of the game during that time will...

After having dropped support for their stellar zombie survival shooter Left 4 Dead Turtle Rock Studios took to their forums today and announced that today will be the final day that they will support their other high profile title, Evolve.

It is no secret that game publishers typically provide early access of games to critics so that they have time to play a game and prepare an adequately informed critique of a video game. This way gamers can absorb the reviews of the title before determining if they wish to purchase a copy. Starting with this year's DOOM, Bethesda has chosen a different path.

While Emily Kaldwin was only an NPC in the original Dishonored game, she is far more central to the game's sequel, being a playable character. The developers at Arkane Studios discuss what Emily has been up to since the end of the original title and why they chose to highlight her in the next installment in a new video.

Intelligent Systems has finally brought everyone’s favorite 2D paper plumber into the HD era with just released Paper Mario: Colour Splash for the Nintendo Wii U. Having hit stores on October 7 it boasts gorgeous visuals, comedic writing and duel screen battle card based combat. Colour Splash comes in at time when multiple high caliber releases are hitting consoles to open up the Fall/Holiday buying season. This time of year with so many money spending options the question becomes: Is Paper Mario Colour Splash worth you hard earned dollars? The short answer is yes, but it’s going to depend on how much you enjoy things that are familiar.

While gorging myself on turkey and pumpkin pie over the course of the Canadian Thanksgiving; a little tidbit of information caught my eye that excited me in a way that few video game stories do. The 2017 release date for Mass Effect Andromeda might have accidentally been leaked.
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The Tales of series has spanned multiple generations of console. The most recent addition to the series, Tales of Zesteria, was widely praised, which is why Tales of Berseria is one of the more highly anticipated JRPG's in a few years.

Oh Luigi. My favourite has become something of a pariah over the last decade in the Super Mario universe and judging by a new trailer that was dropped earlier this week about a new 2DS colour swap; that image isn't going to change any time soon.
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Kingdom Hearts fans have waited patiently for new content, with some waiting two years having played all of the extra content, and some having waited ten years having only played the main games in the series. However, they can all rest easy as they will be getting new content next year, and today they received a glimpse of Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue's cover art.